The Never Aging Darkness
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi
Chapter 16 - Requiem
Kiki and Kyandee stared at one another each holding their own sword, waiting for the first attack. Their eyes focused on each other's; no sound was heard except for their breathing. Finally Kyandee made the first charge her sword raised. Kiki held hers up and the swords clashed against each other. Kiki started making the charges and kept pushing Kyandee back and she got her up to the wall. Kyandee quickly blocked Kiki's next attack and threw her back. Kiki just barely managed to block Kyandee's attack and flipped Kyandee over her.
Standing back up, the two charged each other again. Each attack meeting a block and another attack. Their strengths were evenly matched as well as their attacks. The only way one of them was going to win was if the other lost her concentration or made one small mistake. Kiki shoved Kyandee back, making trip over a fallen chair. Kyandee kicked the chair over at Kiki, knocking her over. Getting back up Kyandee ran at Kiki who tried to block the attack, but failed. Kiki cried out in pain and held her arm that was bleeding heavily.
Kiki slashed at Kyandee's thigh weakly. Her eyes widened in surprised, even though Kyandee was in pain, there was no blood coming from her wound. Kyandee smirked slightly, "Surprised are we? Don't be. For living thing there is an opposite to it. Taiitsu-kun is my opposite. The goddess of creation. I am the goddess of destruction. Life can be destroyed, but death cannot." Kiki stood up, "It can. you may be able to bring death, but you alone are not immune to it."
Kyandee laughed and raised her sword up, "That may be true, but I have wasted too much time trying to get Suzaku from you. I will end your life now and just wait for someone else to come and summon him! Farewell Suzaku no Miko!!" she swung it down swiftly, but it was flung to the side as Kiki slashed at her hands. She kicked Kyandee down and stood up. "And I have wasted too much time allowing you to push me around. You have hurt those who I care for deeply and I cannot allow you to live any longer and hurt others, I cannot. And I won't."
Kiki slammed the sword deep into Kyandees chest. "Farewell Kyandee Kuro. You will not have to wait any longer for anything." Kyandee grinned weakly, "T-t-true, but you'll be losing something too." "We'll see." Kiki pulled the sword out quickly, but as she did she felt something from deep within her disappear, "Chichiri?" In a bright light Kyandee's body vanished. It became tiny particles that broke apart into nothing. When the light had faded there was no trace that her body had ever been there. Kiki looked at the holy sword in her hands, there was no blood on it. "She. she wasn't even a real person."
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"Wounded and exhausted the Suzaku no Miko headed back to where her seishi were, still perplexed by Kyandee's final words." Niko smiled, "She defeated Kyandee! Way to go Kiki!" Miaka looked up at Tamahome smiling happily, "She's going to be coming back soon. Tamahome what's wrong?" Tamahome looked over at the book, "But what happens when she summons Suzaku? She's too weak, he'll devour her for sure. And what about Chichiri? She can't stay there with him, she's going to be hurt again." Miaka sighed, "You are being negative Tamahome, I'm sure things will work out. They did for us. Continue Niko." Niko nodded, "As the Miko walked through the entrance to the room, she saw everyone look at her sadly."
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"What's wrong you guys?" Kiki asked walking in. "Tasuki? Nuriko? Hotohori? Why are you all looking like that? Why is Chiriko crying?" Nuriko spoke up, "We all felt Kyandee disappear, but as she did." Kiki started shaking her head, "No." "So did Chichiri's life force." "No! That can't be! It's not true! It's, it's not true." she ran over to him, falling to her knee's, "Please, wake up Chichiri, wake up! You can't be dead! Wake up!!" as the tears fell she lowered her head, "I wasn't fast enough. I, I couldn't help." she reached out to him when something shined in her eye.
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Niko paused in her reading for a moment and looked over at Miaka and Tamahome. Miaka was crying into Tamahome's chest, who was holding her. Niko turned back to the book; "The Miko looked down to see it was the crystal on her necklace that was shining. A tear had fallen on it and as it slid down and fell into her lap the crystal burst into light. The chain disappeared and the crystal hovered lightly in front of her. The Miko reached out to touch it and felt like something was draining her body."
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Kiki pulled her hand back a little and looked at it, "It drains my energy from me." she reached out again and felt the same thing, this time she didn't pull back. The others watched silently, none of them moving that was until they noticed Kiki beginning to weaken. Tasuki caught her and kept her from collapsing onto the ground. "It's not fair Tasuki, I'm not even strong enough to help him now." he shook his head and held out his hand, "Ya are, don' worry, we'll help ya as well." The rest joined in, and soon the crystal was shining brighter than before. Reaching out, Kiki touched the crystal and felt its power, "Please, help us." the light filled the room, blinding everyone. A small beam emerged and went into Chichiri's body. The light faded out and back into the crystal as it fell into Kiki's hand. Everyone waited in silence for a response, but nothing seemed to be happening. Kiki squeezed the crystal in her hand, praying for him to come back.
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Rika: It's short I know, heh, but none of you will know the true ending! Tasuki: What are ya sayin? Rika: I wish I knew Tasuki Tasuki: Ight' then Rika: Sorry its short, but the last chapter will be long, I hope. Remember R&R!!
Tasuki: Flame if ya want, I can send 'em back at ya! Ey' Rika, what's that title suppose ta mean? Rika: Requiem is a song played for the dead, I thought it fit nicely with this chapter. ::smiles:: Tasuki: Yer weird. Rika: Arigato! See ya Tasuki-san! ::poof and disappear::
By: Rika Hitoshi
Disclaimer: I do not own Fushigi Yuugi
Chapter 16 - Requiem
Kiki and Kyandee stared at one another each holding their own sword, waiting for the first attack. Their eyes focused on each other's; no sound was heard except for their breathing. Finally Kyandee made the first charge her sword raised. Kiki held hers up and the swords clashed against each other. Kiki started making the charges and kept pushing Kyandee back and she got her up to the wall. Kyandee quickly blocked Kiki's next attack and threw her back. Kiki just barely managed to block Kyandee's attack and flipped Kyandee over her.
Standing back up, the two charged each other again. Each attack meeting a block and another attack. Their strengths were evenly matched as well as their attacks. The only way one of them was going to win was if the other lost her concentration or made one small mistake. Kiki shoved Kyandee back, making trip over a fallen chair. Kyandee kicked the chair over at Kiki, knocking her over. Getting back up Kyandee ran at Kiki who tried to block the attack, but failed. Kiki cried out in pain and held her arm that was bleeding heavily.
Kiki slashed at Kyandee's thigh weakly. Her eyes widened in surprised, even though Kyandee was in pain, there was no blood coming from her wound. Kyandee smirked slightly, "Surprised are we? Don't be. For living thing there is an opposite to it. Taiitsu-kun is my opposite. The goddess of creation. I am the goddess of destruction. Life can be destroyed, but death cannot." Kiki stood up, "It can. you may be able to bring death, but you alone are not immune to it."
Kyandee laughed and raised her sword up, "That may be true, but I have wasted too much time trying to get Suzaku from you. I will end your life now and just wait for someone else to come and summon him! Farewell Suzaku no Miko!!" she swung it down swiftly, but it was flung to the side as Kiki slashed at her hands. She kicked Kyandee down and stood up. "And I have wasted too much time allowing you to push me around. You have hurt those who I care for deeply and I cannot allow you to live any longer and hurt others, I cannot. And I won't."
Kiki slammed the sword deep into Kyandees chest. "Farewell Kyandee Kuro. You will not have to wait any longer for anything." Kyandee grinned weakly, "T-t-true, but you'll be losing something too." "We'll see." Kiki pulled the sword out quickly, but as she did she felt something from deep within her disappear, "Chichiri?" In a bright light Kyandee's body vanished. It became tiny particles that broke apart into nothing. When the light had faded there was no trace that her body had ever been there. Kiki looked at the holy sword in her hands, there was no blood on it. "She. she wasn't even a real person."
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"Wounded and exhausted the Suzaku no Miko headed back to where her seishi were, still perplexed by Kyandee's final words." Niko smiled, "She defeated Kyandee! Way to go Kiki!" Miaka looked up at Tamahome smiling happily, "She's going to be coming back soon. Tamahome what's wrong?" Tamahome looked over at the book, "But what happens when she summons Suzaku? She's too weak, he'll devour her for sure. And what about Chichiri? She can't stay there with him, she's going to be hurt again." Miaka sighed, "You are being negative Tamahome, I'm sure things will work out. They did for us. Continue Niko." Niko nodded, "As the Miko walked through the entrance to the room, she saw everyone look at her sadly."
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"What's wrong you guys?" Kiki asked walking in. "Tasuki? Nuriko? Hotohori? Why are you all looking like that? Why is Chiriko crying?" Nuriko spoke up, "We all felt Kyandee disappear, but as she did." Kiki started shaking her head, "No." "So did Chichiri's life force." "No! That can't be! It's not true! It's, it's not true." she ran over to him, falling to her knee's, "Please, wake up Chichiri, wake up! You can't be dead! Wake up!!" as the tears fell she lowered her head, "I wasn't fast enough. I, I couldn't help." she reached out to him when something shined in her eye.
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Niko paused in her reading for a moment and looked over at Miaka and Tamahome. Miaka was crying into Tamahome's chest, who was holding her. Niko turned back to the book; "The Miko looked down to see it was the crystal on her necklace that was shining. A tear had fallen on it and as it slid down and fell into her lap the crystal burst into light. The chain disappeared and the crystal hovered lightly in front of her. The Miko reached out to touch it and felt like something was draining her body."
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Kiki pulled her hand back a little and looked at it, "It drains my energy from me." she reached out again and felt the same thing, this time she didn't pull back. The others watched silently, none of them moving that was until they noticed Kiki beginning to weaken. Tasuki caught her and kept her from collapsing onto the ground. "It's not fair Tasuki, I'm not even strong enough to help him now." he shook his head and held out his hand, "Ya are, don' worry, we'll help ya as well." The rest joined in, and soon the crystal was shining brighter than before. Reaching out, Kiki touched the crystal and felt its power, "Please, help us." the light filled the room, blinding everyone. A small beam emerged and went into Chichiri's body. The light faded out and back into the crystal as it fell into Kiki's hand. Everyone waited in silence for a response, but nothing seemed to be happening. Kiki squeezed the crystal in her hand, praying for him to come back.
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Rika: It's short I know, heh, but none of you will know the true ending! Tasuki: What are ya sayin? Rika: I wish I knew Tasuki Tasuki: Ight' then Rika: Sorry its short, but the last chapter will be long, I hope. Remember R&R!!
Tasuki: Flame if ya want, I can send 'em back at ya! Ey' Rika, what's that title suppose ta mean? Rika: Requiem is a song played for the dead, I thought it fit nicely with this chapter. ::smiles:: Tasuki: Yer weird. Rika: Arigato! See ya Tasuki-san! ::poof and disappear::